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If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.

John Steinbeck

Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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Corruption Fear Loss Power
Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass.
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Change Hide Men
The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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Exploration Freedom Human Mindset Value World
I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found.
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Born Lost Myself
It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.
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Hate Leaving Life
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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Fight Military
An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There’s a punishment for it, and it’s usually crucifixion.
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Acceptable Believe Courage Hurt Lying Punishment Time
This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
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Destroy Fighting Freedom Government Greatness Limitation Religion
The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
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Anger Company Greatness
Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.
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Development Transformation
What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
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Deep Season Summer Winter
There’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be.
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Person Responsibility Space
Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.
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Journey Space Time
All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
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Animal Failure Men War
A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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Literature Lonely Soul
I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
JOHN STEINBECK

Education Human Inspirational Mindset Spirit Teacher Teaching

If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.

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If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.

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